noun:

• letter (often open); letter containing a proposal

noun:

• god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)

noun:

• band of warriors (often formed from related or dependent families); group of samurai

expression / noun:

• showing special confidence and courtesy (to someone, often to convince them to take a post, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• reading a word backwards (often to make slang) ➜ ズージャー・ぱいおつ

noun:

• style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)

noun:

• god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox) - obscure term ➜ 宇賀神

noun:

• cash gift from local government to the elderly (often on 77th and 88th birthdays)

pronoun:

• you (often used by a wife addressing her husband) - slang ➜ あんた

noun:

• sweet potato variety (often used in shochu brewing)

noun:

• roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen) - Food term - From Chinese "chashao"

noun:

• chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

noun:

• sickle-shaped moustache (often worn by servants in the Edo period) - archaism

godan ~す verb:

• to say repeatedly (often by many people); to say over and over again

noun:

• wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long
• shoulder pole ➜ 天秤棒

noun:

• Obito (hereditary title, often given to powerful regional families) - archaism ➜ 姓【かばね】

noun:

• good turning point number (10000, 12345 etc., often referring to web site visit counts)

noun:

• top-hinged window shutter (often held open with a pole)

noun:

• sickle-shaped moustache (often worn by servants in the Edo period) - archaism ➜ 鎌髭

noun:

• strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)

noun:

• platinum black (black powdered platinum, often used as a catalyst)

noun:

• tax-free small-sum savings system (often used by the elderly and the disabled); non-tax plan for small savings

noun:

• time fuse (often used to detonate high explosives)

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef) ➜ 任せる・任せる

noun / ~する noun:

• scattering (e.g. of islands, Go pieces, etc., often in a harmonious balance); dispersal; constellation; irregular spread - archaism - obscure term